I didn't have an appointment and there were several vehicles ahead of me, but it took just an hour and 40 minutes today for the service department at a local Honda dealership to change the Insight's oil, rotate its tires and do the familiar no-charge safety inspection (which, blessedly, did not lead to any upselling).
As Chris Walton predicted yesterday in this post, the tab was not the $40.70 estimated by the Edmunds Maintenance Guide. Nor was it less than the $73.44 we paid at the Insight's last service, back in December. I paid $75.38. But that should hold us for awhile.
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firstwagon says:
12:46 AM, 06/12/10
I just would be sitting there thinking I could do this in half the time for half the money.... which is why I do.
tatermctatums says:
11:54 AM, 06/12/10
So would it be safe to assume, based on the two totals, that an oil filter plus the inspections only costs $1.94(less tax)? In the post regarding the A1 service it was supposedly "6 whole bucks" for just the filter.
lucien4 says:
04:00 PM, 06/12/10
The oil change for Honda/Acura is typically less than $50 (but probably more at this place). But rotating tires is relatively speaking not cheap so $75 isn't bad.
kingkhalas says:
10:36 PM, 06/12/10
+1 firstwagon
That is far too long to wait for something that should be done in 30 minutes or less for about $40.
I hate waiting in lines like that.